We are 400 years from the first Thanksgiving and our lack of progress saddens me. This Thursday will be the first Thanksgiving under President-Elect Trump. In years past, I have valued a day focused on gratitude even as I blanched at the traditional, romanticized version of the pilgrim’s Thanksgiving. But honestly, this year I don’t feel […]
To say that the 1950s or ’60s were a simpler time, that America was perhaps greater, is to erase a guilt-ridden time from history. I’m tired of hearing that the 1950s and 60s were a simpler time. This statement doesn’t consider rampant discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, or religion. To address […]
Look beyond Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X. I dare you. Black History Month begins on Monday. This time around, I want to present a challenge to those who observe or at least appreciate Black History Month. Forgo paying homage to the usual, sanitized representations that are pulled out of […]
Racism and misogyny are inseparable everywhere, but their intertwining is exceptionally pronounced in the United States. During the past few weeks, coverage of nationwide racial justice protests and the fallout of Rolling Stone’s stupendously flawed UVA rape coverage have overwhelmed the media. The fight for racial justice has finally become a large-scale, public, and highly […]
